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How to decide if family member with cognitive decline can be allowed to stay in home, living alone.
I am writing for advice about my sister who has been diagnosed with dementia that is vascular related, not Alzheimers. For the last five years, her declining decision making and ability to engage in …1 -
Re: keep or cancel phone?
It was time for me to upgrade my phone which caused me to redo the plan etc. I thought long and hard about her phone. It’s never used anymore. It really wasn’t the money. It was just facing facts. I …6 -
Re: Peeing all over himself
I don’t have any advice for you, but I do feel your pain. This was our life for 10 months until DH became wheelchair bound. Even though he wore depends, he would (and still does) pull it out and just…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Good morning Have any of you ever lost your mind and didn’t know where to find it? For the past several days I knew that a telephone appointment with my primary care was Wednesday the 13th. I didn’t …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Glad you're home safe, GG. What a pretty place your MIL has to live! Anyone who hasn't seen "Steel Magnolias" has missed out. I have seen it twice and would gladly watch it again.…1 -
Re: Hospice and another fall
I'm still trying to adjust to my circus. Like today, when I was expecting a plumber to come, the house was a wreck, and the hospice nurse called and wanted to know if she and the nurse practitio…9 -
Re: Questions for the neurologist & Can we keep it a secret for now?
Hi Kekko (as in "kekko-desu?", Sorry for jumping in late, but as @ARIL mentioned, I can totally identify with you! And, hopefully reassure you that you are not alone. I, too, am an only chi…3 -
Long term memory going / reality distorted
Last night, mom came upstairs and asked where our son was. I'm her son. At first, I thought she said "your son". I told her he was upstairs in his room. A few questions later, I realiz…2 -
Re: Denial
Count me in on this distressing experience. I so wanted my DH to accept his memory loss to ease his confusion when he recognizes he made a mistake caused by it. But time is a good teacher and now I r…1 -
Re: Peeing all over himself
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258345#Comment_258345 Thanks for the reminder. He can't help it. I need to stay calm even in the middle of the night.2
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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